diff --git a/lib/pleroma/object/fetcher.ex b/lib/pleroma/object/fetcher.ex
index 263ded5dd..3e2949ee2 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/object/fetcher.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/object/fetcher.ex
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ def fetch_object_from_id(id, options \\ []) do
       {:transmogrifier, {:error, {:reject, nil}}} ->
         {:reject, nil}
 
-      {:transmogrifier, _} ->
-        {:error, "Transmogrifier failure."}
+      {:transmogrifier, _} = e ->
+        {:error, e}
 
       {:object, data, nil} ->
         reinject_object(%Object{}, data)